The Bear and the Dragon. Over the last few years the Russia-China relationship has grown in depth and magnitude. It is not hard to understand why. With Russia constantly demonized and sanctioned, and China targeted as a serious western security threat, it is no wonder Moscow and Beijing gravitate towards each other. This is much more than a ‘marriage of convenience’.

SpaceX is launching a Dragon cargo spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Dragon will deliver supplies and equipment to the crew of the International Space Station.

SpaceX launched a Dragon cargo spacecraft on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The spacecraft is bound for the International Space Station. The cargo ship will deliver scientific research equipment with some 5,000 pounds (2,268 kg) of critical payload, crew supplies and hardware on its ninth Commercial Resupply Services mission.